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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

THE BIG DAY

So, the day has finally come. Happy Birthday, Unearthly!

I opened my eyes this morning to that deep silence that only comes with snow, and sure enough, it was snowing in big fat flakes outside.

Happy sigh. Call me crazy, but I am an Idahoan at heart. Winter should have snow. Yesterday when I left Long Beach airport it was 54 degrees and raining. When I landed in Idaho Falls it was 4 degrees below zero. That's nose hair cold. And I went, brrrrrrr, le sigh.

So back to this morning. I bundled up and headed over to Barnes and Noble. In the doorway I was greeted by a big sign announcing my reading on Thursday (7pm!)

The whole time I was in the store with this half-shocked surreal feeling. My. Book. On. The. SHELVES!!! It was in the New YA section, the YA paranormal romance section, in a big stack on a table marked For Teens and, to top it off, it had its own special display! I could not stop staring at it. Seriously. My book on the shelves.

Congratulations! You must feel wonderful! I cannot wait to read your novel and will be reviewing it later in the month... I cannot wait! Unearthly has kept me in an anxious mood for some time now. Again, congrats on your big day. Happy Birthday Unearthly!

I just finished your book that I was able to purchase on Saturday January 1st & it was in the same lovely display as the one your pictured in. I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!! And I can not wait for the sequel! The waiting is going to be so tortuous.

Yay. Congrats. I managed to get the book last Thursday, almost a week before the release. I was at Barnes and Noble looking for something, and there it was on a display like the one in the picture. I literally jumped up and down infront of everyone in the store and then begged my brother to lend me eight dollars to buy it and another book cause when i saw Unearthly i was like "I need to get this NOW!"

Congrats Cyndy!!!I still remember when we meet up for coffee with Sharon and we day dreamed of this special day for you. So HAPPY for you. Now I need to get my copy signed by you. May God continue to Bless you through this great journey. Love you Ivonne

I just finished reading your book; it took me almost exactly 24 hours. I picked it up before work yesterday and read on both breaks, at lunch, and then till 4am after I was off. I woke up this morning and picked it up again, went to work, and did the same thing until about 9:45, which was the end of my last break, I finished it. Amazing, LITERALLY could NOT put it down. I am going to try and wait patiently for the sequel...I said try...

Cynthia, ive just finished reading Unearthly... like Richelle says on the cover, it left me lying awake to see what would happen!!! So today i stayed in bed until i finished!!!Brilliant début book and i cant wait to see what else Clara and Christian are going to get upto!!!!Congratulations on your success! Love the cover by the way, it really calls out for you to grab it and buy it!!Im a huge fan of these teen novels, read them all.... sadly I am not a teen and haven't been for 25 years!! :(

Hello. My name is Monae D. I recently bought your book titled "Unearthly". I have to say that I thought at first that it was going to be hard since I am a Twilight fan but your book is completely different. I like the book and I find that is well worth reading. I am glad that there will be a sequel to the book. I like your writing and I think that you deserve lots of awards for a job well done. Thanks for this book. Thanks for sharing it with the world and to people like me.

YEAH! What a great book! Read it in a little over a day and couldn't put it down. Now I'm just sad that I have to wait a year for the next book! Thanks for all the hard work - which I KNOW is tough when you have a little one at home! :)

Yep, that's me. . .

I'm the New York Times bestselling author of several young adult books: the Unearthly trilogy, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, My Lady Jane, My Plain Jane, The Afterlife of Holly Chase, and the upcoming The How and The Why, allwith HarperTeen. I live in Boise, Idaho with a husband who's addicted to typewriters, two kids, two cats, one crazy dog, and a entourage of imaginary friends. See my Books page for more information about my books.